{"id":3149,"date":"2018-05-31T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T08:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/68.183.99.185\/diamondlaw-ca\/?p=3149"},"modified":"2022-04-11T14:07:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:07:47","slug":"keeping-young-drivers-safe-know-the-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/keeping-young-drivers-safe-know-the-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Young Drivers Safe: Know the Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parents simultaneously cheer and curse the day their children become old enough to become licensed drivers. It\u2019s a day when a teenager gains new independence and no longer must rely upon mom and dad for a ride, but it is also the day that parents worry as their child confronts the dangers and risks of being a young driver. Unfortunately, government studies show parents have a great deal to be concerned about. Drivers between\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tc.gc.ca\/eng\/motorvehiclesafety\/tp-tp15145-1201.htm#s33\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">16 to 24 years of age<\/a>represent only 13 percent of licensed drivers, but they account for 24 percent of traffic fatalities and 26 percent of accidents involving serious injuries. Graduated driver licensing programs are a start toward making young adults better drivers, but there are a few behaviours young drivers can adopt to reduce the risk of an accident.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduated licensing for drivers<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ontario introduced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/document\/official-mto-drivers-handbook\/getting-your-drivers-licence#section-3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">graduated licensing<\/a>\u00a0for all new drivers. The process leading to a full licence, known as a G licence, takes about 20 months from application through completion. The process is designed to allow new drivers to gradually gain experience by practicing their driving skills over time before being granted a full licence. It works particularly well for young, perhaps immature, drivers who can benefit from a gradual transition into the \u201cadult world.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The way graduated licensing works is applicants must complete a licence application, pass a vision test and pass a written test demonstrating their knowledge of the rules of the road. They are then issued a Class G1 licence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A G1 licence has the following restrictions:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>G1 licence holders must have a fully licenced driver in the vehicle.<\/li>\r\n<li>G1 drivers must have a zero blood alcohol level.<\/li>\r\n<li>G1 drivers cannot drive between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m.<\/li>\r\n<li>Certain highways and expressways are off limits to G1 drivers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After 12 months with a G1 licence, eight months if a person attended a course at an approved driving school, a person can take a road test to move up to a G2 licence. G2 drivers must remain at that level for at least 12 months, but unlike a G1 licenced driver, they may drive alone without having another driver in the vehicle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">G2 drivers who are not at least 19 years of age cannot have more than one passenger under 19 years of age in the vehicle between midnight and 5 a.m. during the first six months of receiving the G2 licence. After six months, they can have up to three passengers who are younger than 19 in the vehicle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Passing a second road test after practicing with a G2 licence for at least 12 months or eight months for someone who took a driving course results in the person receiving a full G licence. G licence holders who are not at least 21 years of age must maintain a zero blood alcohol level.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do not drink and drive<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MADD of Canada found that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/madd.ca\/pages\/impaired-driving\/overview\/youth-and-impaired-driving\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">impairment<\/a>\u00a0due to drugs or alcohol was a factor in 55 percent of fatal accidents involving drivers between 16 and 25 years of age. The zero blood alcohol level requirement of the graduated licensing program in Ontario means a young driver would have their licence taken away from them they violate it, but parents can help by reinforcing the dangerous effects of drugs and alcohol on driving.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal injury lawyers in Ontario<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/practice-areas\">personal injury lawyers<\/a>\u00a0at Diamond &amp; Diamond have years of experience helping victims of accidents to obtain compensation. If you or a loved one have been injured in an accident call our 24\/7 personal injury hotline at 1-800-567-HURT or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/contact\/location\">visit our website<\/a>to speak to one of our team members. We have offices throughout Ontario to offer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/get-a-free-consultation\">free consultations<\/a>\u00a0and case evaluations.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents simultaneously cheer and curse the day their children become old enough to become licensed drivers. It\u2019s a day when a teenager gains new independence and no longer must rely upon mom and dad for a ride, but it is also the day that parents worry as their child confronts the dangers and risks of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[399,17,533],"class_list":["post-3149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media","tag-license","tag-road-safety","tag-young-drivers","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3149\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}